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61. Recommendation: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 23, 2019 - For HBV-positive mothers, case management during pregnancy includes HBV DNA viral load testing and referral … globulin (HBIG) prophylaxis within 12 hours of birth, completing the vaccine series, and serologic testing … In 1999, 1.9% of infants who received serologic testing were infected with HBV; by 2008, the rate had … The USPSTF previously found adequate evidence that serologic testing for HBsAg accurately identifies … Hepatitis B surface antigen testing among pregnant women, United States 2014.

62. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening for Cervical Cancer (pdf file)
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    January 13, 2025 - • Co-testing is a type of screening that combines an HPV test and a Pap test. … Co-testing can find HPV infection and cervical cell changes at the same time. … Alternatively, they can get a Pap test every 3 years or co-testing test every 5 years. … • For the first time, self-collected HPV testing is included in the Task Force’s recommendation,

63. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2012 - Transvaginal ultrasonography and serum cancer antigen (CA)–125 testing are the most commonly suggested … Annual screening with transvaginal ultrasonography and serum CA-125 testing in women does not decrease … The USPSTF has made a recommendation on genetic risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing for breast … The evaluation of abnormal test results consists of ei- ther repeated testing or, frequently, removal … Useful Resources In its recommendation on genetic risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing for breast

64. Archived: Drug Abuse: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 1996 - for identifying newborns at risk: among drug-exposed infants identified by meconium testing, adverse … Testing urine for drugs. Clin Chim Acta . 1992;207:S13–S26. [ PubMed ] 47. … Status of drugs-of-abuse testing in urine under blind conditions: an AACC study. … A survey of drugs of abuse testing by clinical laboratories in the United Kingdom. … Say "no" to drug testing. J Clin Psychopharmacol . 1990;10:157–159. [ PubMed 80. Chavkin W.

65. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2008 - Recommendations: The USPSTF recommends screening for colo- rectal cancer using fecal occult blood testing … This additional testing also has the potential to burden the patient and adversely impact the health … USPSTF Assessment The USPSTF concludes that, for fecal occult blood testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy, … Fecal DNA Information on harms from fecal DNA testing is lim- ited at this time. … FO B T � fecal occult blood testing.

66. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2021 - are resolved with a second confirmatory treponemal test, prefer- ably testing for different antigens … testing processes can improve workflow and efficiency or for smaller laboratories serving higher-risk … Differences in testing protocols, training, and specimen collection (eg, sera vs whole- blood samples … • Optimal screening intervals for all high-risk populations. • Effectiveness of rapid POC testing in … real-world settings com- pared with laboratory-based testing.

67. Recommendation: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 27, 2022 - Screen and confirm: Options for testing include: Traditional screening algorithm: Screen with an … The review also included a more limited literature search comparing testing algorithms and the accuracy … Differences in testing protocols, training, and specimen collection (eg, sera vs whole-blood samples) … Effectiveness of rapid POC testing in real-world settings compared with laboratory-based testing. … Stressful point-of-care rapid testing for human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C virus, and syphilis

68. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 07, 2003 - Trials are underway that should soon clarify the role of HPV testing in cervical cancer screening. … Liquid-based cytology permits testing of specimens for HPV, which may be useful in guiding management … Adding HPV testing to conventional screening is unlikely to be worthwhile, but HPV testing may have a … With regard to HPV testing, the USPSTF did not identify any studies that quantified harms. … HPV testing in primary screening of older women. Br J Cancer , 1999;81(3):554-558.

69. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    Screening Tests Transvaginal ultrasonography and serum cancer antigen (CA)–125 testing are the most commonly … Balance of Benefits and Harms Annual screening with transvaginal ultrasonography and serum CA-125 testing … Recommendations The USPSTF has made a recommendation on genetic risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing

70. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 15, 2013 - Patients may request HIV testing in the absence of reported risk factors. … More information on HIV testing is available at www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/testing/index.htm and https … ://www.fda.gov/patients/hiv-prevention/hiv-testing . … screening in order to reduce barriers to testing. … Adolescents and HIV infection: the pediatrician's role in promoting routine testing.

71. Screening for Cervical Cancer - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - Trials are underway that should soon clarify the role of HPV testing in cervical cancer screening. … Liquid-based cytology permits testing of specimens for HPV, which may be useful in guiding management … Adding HPV testing to conventional screening is unlikely to be worthwhile, but HPV testing may have a … With regard to HPV testing, the USPSTF did not identify any studies that quantified harms. … HPV testing in primary screening of older women. Brit J Cancer. 1999;81(3):554–558. 20.

72. Evidence Summary: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    August 21, 2018 - First-round colposcopy rates were also higher, ranging 1.2% to 7.9% for primary hrHPV testing, compared … What is the effectiveness of hrHPV testing, with or without cytology, as a primary screening strategy … No trials compared hrHPV primary testing with cotesting. … Effect of screening with primary cervical HPV testing vs cytology testing on high-grade cervical intraepithelial … ARTISTIC: a randomised trial of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in primary cervical screening.

73. Draft Recommendation: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 19, 2024 - It is unclear how results from point-of-care testing alone, without additional confirmatory testing, … If a person has not received prenatal care, testing should occur at the first opportunity, which may … with a two-step testing process, and thus reinforce the need for a two-step testing process, which would … CDC laboratory recommendations for syphilis testing, United States, 2024. … Evaluating congenital syphilis in a reverse sequence testing environment.

74. Recommendation: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 13, 2018 - Transvaginal ultrasound and serum cancer antigen 125 testing are readily available procedures that are … testing and evaluation, rather than part of screening. … Women were randomized to screening with CA-125 serum testing, with triage and follow-up determined by … It evaluated the use of a single cutoff value for CA-125 testing and found no significant difference … Risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancer in women: U.S.

75. Final Research Plan: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 14, 2019 - What are the harms associated with screening or confirmatory testing for asymptomatic CAS? … attack KQs 1, 2: Persons with known carotid occlusion, with known CVD; who are undergoing CAS testing … cognitive status KQ 2: Adverse outcomes related to screening tests or subsequent confirmatory testing

76. Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 28, 2021 - What are the benefits and tradeoffs of screening with reverse sequence testing (i.e., using a treponemal … initial screening followed by a nontreponemal test for confirmation) compared to the traditional sequence testing … requested clarification on considered outcomes, population diversity, nonpharmacologic treatments, testing

77. Archived: Visual Impairment: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 1996 - B Older adults Routine vision screening with Snellen acuity testing is recommended for elderly … Stereoacuity testing may be more effective than visual acuity testing in detecting these conditions. … Required vision testing for older drivers. N Engl J Med . 1992;326:1784–1785. [ PubMed ] 12. … Stereopsis testing in a preschool vision screening program. … Stereopsis testing to reduce overreferral in preschool vision screening.

78. Archived: Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 17, 2014 - What is the adherence to testing for each of the currently available screening tests? … is the adherence to followup diagnostic colonoscopy for abnormal screening test results (i.e., fecal testing … Tests KQ 1: Any program of colorectal screening, including endoscopy, imaging, and fecal or blood testing … 2–3: Hemoccult II (review of test performance and harms limited to high-sensitivity gFOBT); stool testing … events; extra-colonic findings and subsequent diagnostic workup and adverse events from diagnostic testing

79. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    October 11, 2019 - FINDINGS The USPSTF previously found adequate evidence that serologic testing for hepatitis B surface … Detection The USPSTF previously reviewed the evidence on serologic testing for HBV (hepatitis B surface … For HBV-positive mothers, case man- agement during pregnancy includes HBV DNA viral load testing and … The USPSTF previously found adequate evidence that sero- logic testing for HBsAg accurately identifies … Hepatitis B surface antigen testing among pregnant women, United States 2014.

80. Recommendation: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 11, 2019 - Persons who request testing for STIs, including HIV, are also considered at increased risk. … Patients should also be offered the opportunity to ask questions and to decline testing. … Vital signs: human immunodeficiency virus testing and diagnosis delays—United States. … https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/testing/rapid-hiv-tests-clinical-moderate-complexity.pdf . … HIV testing and prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child transmission in the United States.